Emma Crosby-Smith, from Boston, Massachusetts was a contestant who appeared on Season 14 of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on October 6 and 7, 2015. She walked away with $20,000.
Emma's Run to the Million[]
| $500 (1 of 14) - Not timed | |
| For as little as $30.99, you can buy which of the following? | |
| ⬥ A: New Guinea | ⬥ B: Equatorial Guinea |
| ⬥ C: Guinea-Bissau | ⬥ D: A guinea pig |
| $1,000 (2 of 14) - Not timed | |
| Known for touting "the pickle pigment women crave," Vlasic's mascot is fittingly what kind of mascot wearing spectacles? | |
| ⬥ A: Bear | ⬥ B: Stork |
| ⬥ C: Sheep | ⬥ D: Barracuda |
| $2,000 (3 of 14) - Not timed | |
| What comic strip parodying corporate life was created by a Pacific Bell employee who began cartooning on the side after being denied a promotion? | |
| ⬥ A: Peanuts | ⬥ B: Dilbert |
| ⬥ C: Dennis the Menace | ⬥ D: The Boondocks |
| $3,000 (4 of 14) - Not timed | |
| Mick Jagger once admitted to Time magazine that he borrowed many of his dance moves from what artist, but lamented that he "couldn't do the splits"? | |
| ⬥ A: Tony Bennett | ⬥ B: Tina Turner |
| ⬥ C: James Brown | ⬥ D: Michael Jackson |
| $5,000 (5 of 14) - Not timed | |
| Not surprising for its culture known for its love of the drink, in what language does the word for brown - "kahverengi" - literally mean "coffee-coloured"? '50:50' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Japanese | ⬥ B: Portuguese |
| ⬥ C: Turkish | ⬥ D: German |
| $7,000 (6 of 14) - Not timed | |
| Around 660' thick at its widest point, the cement in what 80-year-old American engineering marvel is said to still not be entirely dry? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: Hoover Dam | ⬥ B: Empire State Building |
| ⬥ C: Washington Monument | ⬥ D: Brooklyn Bridge |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 61% ⬥ B: 9% ⬥ C: 21% ⬥ D: 9% | |
Question of the Day[]
The show took a break here, and this Question of the Day was:
| Question of the Day | |
| In a 2014 Vanity Fair survey, most people named what potentially very public method as the worst way to break up with someone? | |
| ⬥ A: A Facebook post | ⬥ B: A Post-It note |
| ⬥ C: A text message | ⬥ D: An email |
| $10,000 (7 of 14) - Not timed | |
| Long before he directed comic book guy fare like "The Avengers," Josh Wheldon created what female-centric cult TV show? | |
| ⬥ A: Gilmore Girls | ⬥ B: Felicity |
| ⬥ C: Buffy the Vampire Slayer | ⬥ D: Ally McBeal |
| The episode ended here. Emma returned the next day to face the $20,000 question. |
| $20,000 (8 of 14) - Not timed | |
| Because it reacts to the presence of harmful bacteria, the FDA tests some new pharmaceutical drugs with the blue blood of what creature? | |
| ⬥ A: Vampire bat | ⬥ B: Armadillo |
| ⬥ C: Salamander | ⬥ D: Horseshoe crab |
| $30,000 (9 of 14) - Not timed | |
| Queen Victoria sat on the British throne for 63 years, from which U.S. President to which U.S. President? 'Plus One' lifeline used | |
| ⬥ A: John Adams to Abraham Lincoln | ⬥ B: Ulysees S. Grant to Woodrow Wilson |
| ⬥ C: Martin van Buren to William McKinley | ⬥ D: Andrew Jackson to Herbert Hoover |
| Unsure, Emma used her Plus One, her last lifeline, but to no avail. She then walked away, $20,000 richer than when she came. The correct answer was C: Martin van Buren to William McKinley (what Emma would have said had she played). Total Winnings: $20,000 |
Sources[]
| Preceded by Travis Myles |
U.S. Contestants (Season 14) Emma Crosby-Smith |
Succeeded by Miranda Gray |